Improvement in instruments for conveying medicine to diseased parts



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PETER J. FRANK, OF ASHFORD, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent N 96,415, dater! November 2, 1869.

v IMPROVEMENT IN INSTRUMENTS FOR CNVEYING MEDICINE TO DISEASED PARTS.

The Schedule referred to in -these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may con'ce'rn: f

Be it known that I, PETER J. FRANK, of Ashford, in the county of' Oattaraugus, and State of' New York, have invented a new and improved Surgical Instrument; and -I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', \vhich \vill enable' others skilled in the art to Inake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, finming part oi' this specilicatiiliu. i

'lhe object of' this invention is't-o provide a simple and efficientinstrument f'or depositing medicine under the skin, for the treatment of' hernia.

I t consists in au arrangement of a hollow depositingtube, having a side opening,r at one end, for the reception oi the medicine, a revolving cover for the said opening, and a fixed scraper, all so arranged that when the tube, charged with the lnedicine, is inserted under the skin, the revolving cover may be turned to open the space and discharge the medicine, all as hereinafter mol'e fully specified.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved instrument, in the closed position. 4

Figure 2 represents a section of the same, in the open position, and

Figure 3 represents a view of' the rotating cover, and its operating-stem, detached from the tube.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a small tube, preferably made of silver, having a closed pointed end, B, and an opening, C, in the side, near the said end.

' D represents a scraper, permanently fixed in the interior ot' the point, and projecting toward the other end in the axis of the tub E represents a rotating cover for the orifice C, cousisting of' a cylinder, fitted to the interior bore of the tube, and grooved, as shown at F, so as to turn around` the scraper.

It is provided with a stem, G, wherehyit is inserted from the open end ot the tube, and it is provided with a ring, H, to facilitate rotating in the tube.

. The instrument, tlms constructed, is 'charged with medicine by turning the cover E, so that the medicine will be received in the groove F, through the opening C, and then turning,r it'to the position shown in fig. 1, closing the-said opening.

'lhesaid instrument is then inserted through an incision in the skin, and the end carefully moved along under the skill to a point exactly over thel rupture.

llhe cover E is tl'ieu turned to open the passage C, which is adjusted over the rupture, and the turningr of the cover C around the scrapel= D will cause the medicine to fall out and he deposited as required.

'lhe tube'A is provided with a` ring,r or loop, I, and the rod G Witlia projection, K, which indicate, by their relative positions, when the parts are in the proper positions for discharging. Any suitable marks will serve the same purpose.

Having thus described my invention,

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The com bination of the tube A, scraper D, revolving cover E, and rod G, when arranged substantially as specified.

PETER J. FRANK. Witnesses D. W. McKoos,

.J D. LARABEE. 

